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Off shore

T he modern offshore maritime industry relies on a vari- ety of DP vessels, from OSVs to Drillships and tank- ers, almost all vessels serving the oil and gas industry need to be DP capable in order to safely operate offshore. The growth experienced in Brazil due to the uncorking of huge deepwater pre-salt plays has caused a steady demand for new ships, rigs and vessels, maritime offi cers and DP operators in the country. MTR’s correspondent in Brazil talks to Mauri- cio Santos, C-MAR Country Manager, about the reality of DP training in Brazil.

C-MAR is a global provider of manpower, engineering and support services to the maritime and offshore sectors. The C-

MAR Group owns and operates DP training centers in Lon- don, Croatia, Mumbai, Singapore and Brazil, offering basic and advanced courses for DP operators in accordance with the curriculum set by the Nautical Institute (NI) as well as tai- lored courses for shore based personnel involved in dynamic positioning. C-MAR also provides DP Maintenance Courses at some of its global facilities.

As a provider of NI accredited courses, C-MAR offers high standards of DP training and technical services to the off- shore and maritime industries. C-MAR’s DP training center in downtown Rio de Janeiro offers Converteam and Kongs- berg DP simulators for its students, which hail from all over

Brazil and South America. All courses provide practical and real experiences based on the extensive, combined knowledge and expertise from C-MAR’s experienced instructors. All

DPC instructors have more than fi ve years’ experience in the operation of DP vessels, covering dive support, IMR, anchor handling, platform supply and drilling operations vessels. C-

MAR DP Centers also provide technical services to the ma- rine industry in the form of consultancy for the design and operation of DP vessels, Failure Mode Effect Analysis and

Audits to IMCA guidelines.

Santos hosted a tour of the training center and explained how the training scheme is organized. “The Basic course lasts four days and is introductory level, covering the basics of all areas of DP. Upon completion of the course our students are apt to start simulator exercises in one of our DP’s simulators, stu- dents are required to complete 30 days of seagoing familiar- ization after the basic course.”

Students at C-MAR’s training center in Rio come from all over Brazil and South American countries belonging to Mer- cosul (Free Trade agreement between some South American

C-MAR DP Training in Brazil

By Claudio Paschoa

Image above: Kongsberg shipboard DP2 station. (Credit : R. Y asyrkin)

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